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Town approves $400,000 for police station preliminary design and clears site transfer at Ted Williams Camp
Summary
Town Meeting authorized up to $400,000 in borrowing for preliminary design and related services for a proposed new police station; it also approved transfer of a roughly three-acre parcel at Ted Williams Camp for the project and authorized conveyance of the assessor's office property for municipal uses.
Article 22: By a two‑thirds vote, town meeting authorized up to $400,000 to pay preliminary design costs for a proposed new police station (architects, engineers, project manager and related professional services). Selectman Aaron Burke and the police‑station design review committee presented the need for design funds and said the appropriation would produce a firm design the town could later vote on for construction borrowing. The finance committee recommended approval. The moderator conducted a counted vote after several voters voiced opposition, and the moderator declared the article passed by the required two‑thirds.
Article 23: Town…
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